Pacific Daylight Time (pdt) is used in USA. The IANA timezone identifier is America/Los_Angeles.

TOKYO (Tokyo) (tokyo) is used in Japan. The IANA timezone identifier is Asia/Tokyo.

PDT to TOKYO Time Converter

Pacific Daylight Time → TOKYO (Tokyo)

PDT = UTC-7TOKYO = UTC+9

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09:00

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Tokyo

Japan · +16h🎉 Public Holiday -Marine Day

01:00+1 day

London

United Kingdom · +8h

17:00

New York

USA · +3h

12:00

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · +11h

20:00

Sydney

Australia · +17h

02:00+1 day

How far apart are PDT (Los Angeles) and Tokyo?

PDT (Los Angeles) is 16 hours behind Tokyo. Midday in PDT (Los Angeles) lines up with 04:00 in Tokyo.

PDT (Los Angeles) is in the America/Los_Angeles timezone. Tokyo is in Asia/Tokyo. The difference is 16 hours.

Daily overlap window

PDT (Los Angeles) and Tokyo have no shared working hours under a standard 9:00–17:00 schedule. One side will always need to join at an off-hour.

When to schedule across time zones

Since PDT (Los Angeles) and Tokyo don't share working hours, these are the most practical options available.

16:00 Los Angeles / 08:00 Tokyo⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 1h before working hours in Tokyo

17:00 Los Angeles / 09:00 Tokyo⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 1h after working hours in Los Angeles

15:00 Los Angeles / 07:00 Tokyo⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 2h before working hours in Tokyo

Based on standard 09:00–17:00 working hours in each location's local time.

Upcoming public holidays

⚡ Watch out — upcoming holidays on both sides. Verify availability in advance.

PDT (Los Angeles)6 holidays

Sep 7Labour Day

Oct 12Columbus Day

Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day

Nov 11Veterans Day

Nov 26Thanksgiving Day

Tokyo7 holidays

Jul 20Marine DayTODAY

Aug 11Mountain Day

Sep 21Respect for the Aged Day

Sep 23Autumnal Equinox Day

Oct 12Sports Day

How to work with PDT (Los Angeles) and Tokyo time zones

Coordinating between PDT (Los Angeles) (USA) and Tokyo (Japan) means working around a 16-hour time difference. Since standard business hours don't naturally overlap, meetings usually require one side to shift slightly outside their normal working day.

💡 How to schedule across these time zones

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When PDT (Los Angeles) is at 16:00, Tokyo reads 08:00 — 1h before working hours in Tokyo.

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When PDT (Los Angeles) is at 17:00, Tokyo reads 09:00 — 1h after working hours in Los Angeles.

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When PDT (Los Angeles) is at 15:00, Tokyo reads 07:00 — 2h before working hours in Tokyo.

Since there is no natural overlap, the options above represent the most balanced compromise, minimizing out-of-hours inconvenience for both sides.

DST transitions can silently shift your meeting times by an hour. The ClockinSync Chrome Extension tracks these changes automatically so you never get caught off guard.

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Use the time slider above to find the exact equivalent time for any moment in PDT (Los Angeles). The input bar accepts natural language like "3pm", "15:30", or "9am Rome" for instant conversions.

PDT (Los Angeles) ↔ TOKYO (Tokyo)

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